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HankHank

Vetoing the marathon was a mistake; the nine-darter challenge is going to be significantly harder

I should have vetoed the nine Darter. Yeah. And I didn't. And now I am going to deal with the consequences of my own action... I am concerned that at a certain point my arm is gonna get like to a point where I can't throw... The marathon would've been the much easier choice.

Given the statistical improbability of a novice hitting 180s and a nine-darter, he is objectively correct that a marathon is a more 'guaranteed' finish.

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Jan 24, 2025
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Fred SmootFred Smoot

Jaden Daniels is a better quarterback than Jared Goff and Jalen Hurts

My quarterback is better than yours. That's what I told him to give [Jared Goff]. Well guess what I'm gonna say against the Philadelphia Eagle, my quarterback is better than yours. So at the end of the day, the quarterback position sometimes with fine state.

Highly subjective ranking of quarterbacks, though Daniels has had a better rookie season than most.
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Jan 24, 2025
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The Eagles have a better roster than the Commanders at almost every position except for quarterback

The Eagles have better players at almost every position except for the most important position. And that's quarterback. And I keep coming back to like... I think the Eagle's defense is better than what Jayden Daniels has played in the last two playoff games.

Eagles (14-3) were better and won 55-23 in NFC Championship, but Commanders made NFC Championship with rookie QB Daniels — gap wasn't as wide as implied.
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Jan 24, 2025
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HankHank

Jaden Daniels will struggle in the NFC Championship and throw three interceptions

Jaden Daniels is a rookie. The slipper's gonna come off. He's gonna turn back into a pumpkin. Three interceptions.

Jayden Daniels did struggle in the NFC Championship (Eagles won 55-23 blowout), but he threw only 1 interception, not 3 as Hank predicted. The 'slipper coming off' part was directionally correct.

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HankHank

Tom Brady helping Mike Macdonald prepare for the Patriots would be a huge slap in the face to the New England region.

That would be egregious if that was true. I don't believe it is true. But if it were, that would be unforgivable. Not unforgivable. That would be a, a blemish, a big blemish. Big time. It'd be a slap in the face of the whole region.

Subjective opinion on how a hypothetical rumor would be perceived.
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HankHank

Jayson Tatum is playing cute by claiming he found out about the Jaylen Brown trade on social media.

I'm sure he knew that he was on the trading block and he didn't know specifically when he got traded and he found out just like everyone else... all Brad Stevens, Jaylen Brown, they talked about how, you know, he was gonna be on the trading block and they were gonna try and move him. So I'm sure Jayson Tatum was also aware of that. But in terms of, he's probably playing a little, a little cutesy there where like no one specifically told him, 'Hey, this is the trade.' He found out like everyone else. But I'm sure he was not surprised and fully aware what the plan was.

Subjective interpretation of Tatum's PR framing.
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HankHank

The Celtics have another major move coming following the Jaylen Brown trade

There's something going on here. I I said it to Max on the boat yesterday. I was like, Jalen Brown was getting traded. I could, I could just feel it. I could feel it coming... I feel like the Paul George thing is, there's the, like, they might be doing another trade. There's another move coming.

The trade just happened in the fictional 2026 timeline provided; further moves are pending.